Ian Livingstone is one of the founding fathers of the UK games industry. He co-founded iconic games company Games Workshop in 1975, launching Dungeons & Dragons in Europe and the Games Workshop retail chain. He authored the first Fighting Fantasy gamebook in the series which has sold over 17 million copies to date in 30 languages.
He designed Eureka, the first computer game published by Domark in 1984. He joined the board in 1992 as a major investor, overseeing a merger that created Eidos plc in 1995 where he served as Executive Chairman until 2002. At Eidos he launched major franchises including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
He co-authored the Next Gen review published by NESTA in 2011, recommending changes in ICT education policy, spearheading a campaign that led to the introduction of the new Computing curriculum in Schools.
Ian Livingstone CBE Job Title Co-founder Games Workshop/Fighting Fantasy. 'Patient Zero for epidemic of UK geek culture' Connect via
